| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | CP | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Texas (65) | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1625 | 1 | 1 | W 56-31 H #11 Missouri |
| 2 | < | 2 | Alabama | SEC | 7-0 | 1543 | 2 | 2 | W 24-20 H Mississippi |
| 3 | < | 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1506 | 3 | 3 | W 46-17 H Michigan |
| 4 | < | 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1358 | 5 | 4 | W 45-31 H #16 Kansas |
| 5 | < | 5 | Florida | SEC | 5-1 | 1307 | 7 | 10 | DNP |
| 6 | < | 6 | USC | Pac-10 | 5-1 | 1292 | 4 | 5 | W 69-0 A Washington State |
| 7 | < | 8 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1252 | 8 | 6 | W 34-6 H Baylor |
| 8 | < | 7 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1194 | 6 | 8 | W 43-25 A Texas A&M |
| 9 | < | 10 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1117 | 9 | 7 | W 24-14 H #22 Vanderbilt |
| 10 | < | 12 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1053 | 10 | 9 | W 45-7 A #20 Michigan State |
| 11 | < | 13 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 987 | 11 | 13 | W 24-17 A South Carolina |
| 12 | < | 14 | Utah | MWC | 8-0 | 943 | 12 | 11 | W 49-16 H Colorado State |
| 13 | < | 15 | Boise State | WAC | 6-0 | 849 | 13 | 12 | W 27-7 H Hawaii |
| 14 | < | 19 | South Florida | Big East | 6-1 | 674 | 14 | 16 | W 45-13 H Syracuse |
| 15 | < | NR | TCU | MWC | 7-1 | 643 | 15 | 14 | W 32-7 H #9 BYU |
| 16 | < | 11 | Missouri | Big 12 | 5-2 | 568 | 16 | 15 | L 56-31 A #1 Texas |
| 17 | < | 23 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 5-1 | 540 | 20 | 17 | W 42-21 A Navy |
| 18 | < | 9 | BYU | MWC | 6-1 | 412 | 17 | 21 | L 32-7 A TCU |
| 19 | < | 16 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-2 | 364 | 18 | 23 | L 45-31 A #4 Oklahoma |
| 20 | < | 24 | Ball State | MAC | 7-0 | 357 | 22 | 20 | DNP |
| 21 | < | NR | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-1 | 338 | 21 | 18 | W 21-17 A Clemson |
| 22 | < | NR | Tulsa | CUSA | 7-0 | 321 | 19 | 19 | W 77-35 H UTEP |
| 23 | < | NR | Boston College | ACC | 5-1 | 281 | NR | NR | W 28-23 H #17 Virginia Tech |
| 24 | < | NR | Florida State | ACC | 5-1 | 190 | 23 | 25 | W 26-17 A NC State |
| 25 | < | NR | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-1 | 149 | 25 | 24 | DNP |
| RV | < | 17 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 62 | NR | L 28-23 A Boston College | ||
| RV | < | NR | Northwestern | Big Ten | 62 | 22 | W 48-26 H Purdue | ||
| RV | < | 22 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 61 | NR | L 24-14 A #10 Georgia | ||
| RV | < | 20 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 15 | NR | L 45-7 H #12 Ohio State | |
| RV | < | 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 14 | NR | L 16-13 (1OT) A Virginia | ||
| RV | < | NR | Kentucky | SEC | 10 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Maryland | ACC | 10 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Cincinnati | Big East | 9 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon | Pac-10 | 8 | NR | |||
| RV | < | NR | Arizona | Pac-10 | 6 | NR | |||
| RV | < | 25 | California | Pac-10 | 3 | NR | L 42-27 A Arizona | ||
| RV | < | NR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 2 | NR | |||
| RV | < | 21 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0 | NR | L 26-0 A Maryland | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 6 | 9.2 | 6361 |
| SEC | 4 | 6.8 | 4954 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 12.7 | 2708 |
| MWC | 3 | 15.0 | 1998 |
| ACC | 3 | 22.7 | 809 |
| Big East | 2 | 15.5 | 1214 |
| Pac-10 | 1 | 6.0 | 1292 |
| WAC | 1 | 13.0 | 849 |
| MAC | 1 | 20.0 | 357 |
| CUSA | 1 | 22.0 | 321 |
- Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Tulsa are all ranked in the same AP Poll for the first time since the 11/12/1945 poll (899 polls).
- Georgia Tech makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 9/9/2007 poll (21 polls).
- Tulsa makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 1991 poll (278 polls).
- Minnesota makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 10/9/2005 poll (49 polls).
- Texas Tech's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 10.
- Ohio State's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 60.
- LSU's weekly Top 25 streak reaches 90.